Host Connor Newcomb continues our countdown of the "Orioles Top 10 Transactions of the Decade" with a look at the No. 5-ranked move on the list: the free-agent signing of Nelson Cruz in 2014. Connor talks:
-Why the Orioles took a calculated risk in signing Cruz
-How he revamped his game and his image in 2014
-Why it was such a bad move for the Orioles not to offer Cruz a multi-year extension after the season
-Would the division title in 2014 have happened without Nelson Cruz?
-How history would have been different if the Orioles had re-signed him to a four-year deal
Plus, Connor talks about the Orioles interest in Yasiel Puig and why he would have fit in with the team in 2020, but the outfield may be too crowded in 2021.
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